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DIY Swimming Pool with Pond Liner
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DIY Swimming Pool with Pond Liner
I might add that I am near Chicago and that pools cost $30K-$80K
installed here. It is not liek warmer climates where you have hundreds of pool installers to choose from and compete on price. "Judy and Dave G" wrote in message ... "MC" wrote in message om... Why are swimming pool liners so expensive? I've seen kits for thousands of dollars. Why couldn't you create one using a PVC liner like they use for ponds? Not too sure about this, but, are pond liners rated to stand up to all that chlorine or whatever kind of chemical you use? Judy My pond is very durable. Granted, you wouldn't want to be walking on the botton in high heels. It seems to me this would 1) be much more economical and 2) let you make your pool any shape/size you want. Granted, I've only seen pond liners in black which would not make the most attractive pool. However, I did see on HGTV a pool they did in gunite that was made black and surrounded with stone to make it look natural like a lake. |
DIY Swimming Pool with Pond Liner
I suppose I could probably do the following and save some money:
1) Get an excavator to dig the hole 2) Do the rebar msyelf 3) Get a specialist to run the plumbing/electric needed 4) Have specialist do concrete/gunite 5) finish coping myself around pool, hook up filter system "Judy and Dave G" wrote in message ... "MC" wrote in message om... Why are swimming pool liners so expensive? I've seen kits for thousands of dollars. Why couldn't you create one using a PVC liner like they use for ponds? Not too sure about this, but, are pond liners rated to stand up to all that chlorine or whatever kind of chemical you use? Judy My pond is very durable. Granted, you wouldn't want to be walking on the botton in high heels. It seems to me this would 1) be much more economical and 2) let you make your pool any shape/size you want. Granted, I've only seen pond liners in black which would not make the most attractive pool. However, I did see on HGTV a pool they did in gunite that was made black and surrounded with stone to make it look natural like a lake. |
DIY Swimming Pool with Pond Liner
MC wrote:
Why are swimming pool liners so expensive? I've seen kits for thousands of dollars. Why couldn't you create one using a PVC liner like they use for ponds? My pond is very durable. Granted, you wouldn't want to be walking on the botton in high heels. It seems to me this would 1) be much more economical and 2) let you make your pool any shape/size you want. Granted, I've only seen pond liners in black which would not make the most attractive pool. However, I did see on HGTV a pool they did in gunite that was made black and surrounded with stone to make it look natural like a lake. sure go ahead and make a low pool with a pond liner.. it will work.. but dont try to make a 4 to 6 ft. deep one and expect to drain the water out but you cam probably pump it out in a few days.. it take two hoses running all day to fill up our 4 ft. above ground pool and we have pretty good water pressure.... |
DIY Swimming Pool with Pond Liner
MC wrote:
Why are swimming pool liners so expensive? I've seen kits for thousands of dollars. Why couldn't you create one using a PVC liner like they use for ponds? My pond is very durable. Granted, you wouldn't want to be walking on the botton in high heels. It seems to me this would 1) be much more economical and 2) let you make your pool any shape/size you want. Granted, I've only seen pond liners in black which would not make the most attractive pool. However, I did see on HGTV a pool they did in gunite that was made black and surrounded with stone to make it look natural like a lake. sure go ahead and make a low pool with a pond liner.. it will work.. but dont try to make a 4 to 6 ft. deep one and expect to drain the water out but you cam probably pump it out in a few days.. it take two hoses running all day to fill up our 4 ft. above ground pool and we have pretty good water pressure.... |
DIY Swimming Pool with Pond Liner
I am not sure what you mean. Using a liner, you can put in exactly the
some plumbing as a concrete or gunite pool. You can have a bottom drain to drain it just like a regular pool. I have seen ponds built with liners 20 feet deep. jim wrote in message ... MC wrote: Why are swimming pool liners so expensive? I've seen kits for thousands of dollars. Why couldn't you create one using a PVC liner like they use for ponds? My pond is very durable. Granted, you wouldn't want to be walking on the botton in high heels. It seems to me this would 1) be much more economical and 2) let you make your pool any shape/size you want. Granted, I've only seen pond liners in black which would not make the most attractive pool. However, I did see on HGTV a pool they did in gunite that was made black and surrounded with stone to make it look natural like a lake. sure go ahead and make a low pool with a pond liner.. it will work.. but dont try to make a 4 to 6 ft. deep one and expect to drain the water out but you cam probably pump it out in a few days.. it take two hoses running all day to fill up our 4 ft. above ground pool and we have pretty good water pressure.... |
DIY Swimming Pool with Pond Liner
I am not sure what you mean. Using a liner, you can put in exactly the
some plumbing as a concrete or gunite pool. You can have a bottom drain to drain it just like a regular pool. I have seen ponds built with liners 20 feet deep. jim wrote in message ... MC wrote: Why are swimming pool liners so expensive? I've seen kits for thousands of dollars. Why couldn't you create one using a PVC liner like they use for ponds? My pond is very durable. Granted, you wouldn't want to be walking on the botton in high heels. It seems to me this would 1) be much more economical and 2) let you make your pool any shape/size you want. Granted, I've only seen pond liners in black which would not make the most attractive pool. However, I did see on HGTV a pool they did in gunite that was made black and surrounded with stone to make it look natural like a lake. sure go ahead and make a low pool with a pond liner.. it will work.. but dont try to make a 4 to 6 ft. deep one and expect to drain the water out but you cam probably pump it out in a few days.. it take two hoses running all day to fill up our 4 ft. above ground pool and we have pretty good water pressure.... |
DIY Swimming Pool with Pond Liner
"MC" wrote in message om... Why are swimming pool liners so expensive? I've seen kits for thousands of dollars. Why couldn't you create one using a PVC liner like they use for ponds? Not too sure about this, but, are pond liners rated to stand up to all that chlorine or whatever kind of chemical you use? Judy My pond is very durable. Granted, you wouldn't want to be walking on the botton in high heels. It seems to me this would 1) be much more economical and 2) let you make your pool any shape/size you want. Granted, I've only seen pond liners in black which would not make the most attractive pool. However, I did see on HGTV a pool they did in gunite that was made black and surrounded with stone to make it look natural like a lake. |
DIY Swimming Pool with Pond Liner
"MC" wrote in message om... Why are swimming pool liners so expensive? I've seen kits for thousands of dollars. Why couldn't you create one using a PVC liner like they use for ponds? Not too sure about this, but, are pond liners rated to stand up to all that chlorine or whatever kind of chemical you use? Judy My pond is very durable. Granted, you wouldn't want to be walking on the botton in high heels. It seems to me this would 1) be much more economical and 2) let you make your pool any shape/size you want. Granted, I've only seen pond liners in black which would not make the most attractive pool. However, I did see on HGTV a pool they did in gunite that was made black and surrounded with stone to make it look natural like a lake. |
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